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The Top Ten Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: April 18-24

Can we just take a second to acknowledge that the weather in Dallas-Fort Worth these past couple of weeks has been glorious? Optimal for outdoor shows, BYOB events and the like, the weather should remain this awesome--barring a tornado or two--for a short while longer (before the inevitable Texas su ... More >>

The Dallas Observer St. Patrick's Day Snoop Dogg Concert: Everything You Need to Know

Tanqueray-and-chronic time is fast approaching, but you'll need to arm yourself with all the important details before setting off for our sold-out St. Patrick's Day Concert on Saturday, headlined by a little rapper named Snoop Dogg. Here are the answers to your many questions. Got more? Ask them in ... More >>

Why Chefs Hate Valentine's Day, with Josh Valentine and The Taste's Brian Malarky

Last year, Dallas chef Bylthe Beck dished on how chefs -- those unseen working horse of cupid's desires -- feel about Valentine's Day. There's a lot of stress back in that kitchen knowing there's an abundance of high hopes out in their dining room. This year I tracked down a couple more chefs. Let' ... More >>

Lights All Night - Fair Park - 12/29/12 & 12/30/12

Lights All Night Fair Park Saturday, December 29 & Sunday, December 30 I remember when they were called raves -- not that I was ever old enough to attend one, but I remember when these types of electronic music fests were known as such. There was even a whole film subgenre in the '90s that document ... More >>

Cowboys 38, Eagles 23: Dallas Players Not Named Romo Seal A Sweet Victory

Through nearly three quarters, it seemed as though this would be the final blow to a season barely halfway over. Michael Vick was knocked out of the game in the second quarter, unable to return for postgame autographs. Rookie Nick Foles then took the helm and put the Eagles in position to slam the ... More >>

Scenes From The Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill

See also: Five other names for Toby Keith's new bar and grill What does a Toby Keith fan look like? That's one question I had as I walked into Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill yesterday afternoon, as part of a "grand opening" for the North Dallas establishment. Keith was in town for a show a ... More >>

Poor Vida's Third Annual Elements of Hip-Hop Drops Knowledge

Poor Vida's Third Annual Elements of Hip-Hop Drops Knowledge

In the native tongue of hip-hop heads, the notion of the Four Elements is as familiar as the boom-bap of an 808 drum machine. Allow us this quick primer for those who may be less familiar. Hip-hop culture is composed of four distinct disciplines, or elements, that together make up a rich and diverse ... More >>

It'll Do Club Set To Re-Open June 16, Brooke Humphries Also Opening A Million Other Businesses

Brooke Humphries is a busy woman. As we stand just outside the entrance of It'll Do Club on Elm Street, she fields questions from Red Bull reps and contractors: "You have two minutes of my time," she says to one of them. "You have one minute of my time," she says to the other. Divide and conquer. ... More >>

Dickey's is Really Proud of its Deal with Sysco

First, a little back story: Dickey's Barbecue Pit has fired off round after round of press release material lately. The company is intoxicated with its expansion at every gas station and mall food court across the land, and its public relations firm mainlines Red Bull in order to make sure we all kn ... More >>

Standard Pour, the Long-Awaited Cocktail Den, is Open and Pouring on McKinney

Standard Pour, Uptown's newest cocktail den, brought to you by Brian McCullough of Smoke and pop-up bar fame and the team behind Sfuzzi, opened last week in the old Lotus space at 2900 Mckinney Avenue. The patio was packed on a breezy Wednesday night, and inside was at about three-quarters capacity ... More >>

Thanks to a Nationwide Adderall Shortage, an SMU Dealer Says, Profits Are Up, Up, Up

As midterms approached on the SMU campus, as the dual stenches of Red Bull and coffee drifted through university libraries and the bars fell quiet, Jennifer, clad in an oversized sweatshirt and yoga pants, looked like an average college student cramming for midterms. Yet, as she sat at her usual t ... More >>

The Worst Moments from SXSW 2012

The last few days, our indefatigable music critic staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we've been culling another list: the worst shit. The acts that ranged from huge bore-fests, to down-right lame. Below, you'll find their submissio ... More >>

Saturday's 35 Denton Review: Bun B, Best Coast, Rain and Rap

Live your life like it's one in, one out. That's a motto I've started living by this weekend. Last night especially, as the rain upon Denton reached Biblical proportions. I imagined a scenario in which Denton flooded and hundreds of drunk, high fans were washed away in the most epic fashion. But the ... More >>

Megadeth's Dave Ellefson Talks About Christianity and Lady Gaga

After leaving Megadeth in 2002 and bringing a lawsuit against Dave Mustaine in 2004, very few people thought original bassist Dave Ellefson would ever appear with the band again. Yet, behind the scenes, over a period of six years, Mustaine and Ellefson were both rediscovering Christianity and havin ... More >>

Ear to the Subwoofer: This Weekend's Lights All Night Will Not Be a Rave

Of all the events taking place this weekend, Lights All Night, which goes down tonight (Friday) and Saturday at the Dallas Convention Center, seems to be dominating the sphere with an astounding 35 electronic music acts. Last year's inaugural Lights All Night took place at the Plaza of the Americas ... More >>

Q & A: Jason Hook of Five Finger Death Punch: "We Are the eBay of Metal."

Hailing from Los Angeles, Five Finger Death Punch is one of those in-your-face hard rock acts that revel in just about every foul rock cliché in the book. Profane, sexist, volatile and surprisingly hook-laden, the songs of Ivan Moody and the rest of this rather unwashed five-piece sound like earl ... More >>

Wild Oats Goes Against Comedy Grain

Theatre Three production overbroad and unfunny; Gingerbread Lady comes undone.

The Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat: Game-Watching Parties

​The Mavericks will face the Miami Heat tonight at Miami's American Airlines Arena in game 1 of the NBA Finals. While some Mavs fans will be there sporting their Dallas pride, those who didn't make the trek down to the Sunshine State will be able to catch the game at bars around town. Special game ... More >>

SXSW Meets Its Odd Future

And Presenting: SXSW Bingo 2011, Interactive Version!

Illustration by Noah Patrick Pfarr; Design by Alexander Flores. Written by Bill Jensen, Keith Plocek, Nick Lucchesi and Alex FloresClick to embiggen. See more in SXSW Bingo: Music Edition​It's happening right now. South-by-Southwest 2011 started up in Austin. And, as we pointed out earlier, one do ... More >>

Saint Ann: Pretty People in a Pretty Room Eating Pretty Awful Food

The Next Head Coach of the Dallas Cowboys Will Be ...

​Garrett Top. Unless of course, Jason Garrett pulls a Cliff Lee and spurns the metroplex. Make no mistake, the Dallas Cowboys' interim head coach is suddenly a hot commodity as other NFL teams' permanent head coach. In the wake of a 5-3 second half he has some real leverage now. How's th ... More >>

After Quitting on Folksy Coach Wade Phillips, the Dallas Cowboys Order Up a Shot of Red Bull.

Hello Jason Garrett: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Jerry Jones wants tangible improvements. Is that simply Jason getting the Cowboys to play harder? Or does he need to go 3-5 down the stretch? Either way, you can bet Bill Cowher's number is handy. 9. Garrett played behind Troy Aikman and was coached by Norv Turner and Sean Payton. Not a ... More >>

Q&A: N*E*R*D's Pharrell Williams Talks Social Commentary, T.I.'s Recent Arrest and Producing The Game's New Disc.

It may not seem like it, but N*E*R*D has been around for almost 10 years now, playing their genre-defying style of urban crossover rock. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley, the band brings its experiences from the mega-successful Neptunes and puts it into a unique rock experience ... More >>

Cowboys-Redskins: The Top 10 Games

​Ain't what it used to be.   To me the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants rank ahead of the Washington Redskins as the Dallas Cowboys' most fierce rival these days. While the Cowboys have played the Eagles and Giants in playoffs games the last couple years, I don't recall the last t ... More >>

Inside the Numbers: How Fair Park Will Be Affected By the Proposed City Budget Cuts

From the estimable photo archives of the late, great Nick DeWolf, from which we have more to share later today​As Andrea noted in her liveblog Monday, Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway stopped down the council's Public Safety Committee meeting to rant against a different kind of crime: the end of firew ... More >>

The Biggest Weekly Party In Denton Is At A Rodeo?

Luis Yanez Pisses Off Some More Folks

​Last time we saw Duncanville Olympic boxer Luis Yanez he was mending fences, winning fights and building a professional career while re-building his reputation. Whoops. Turns out the snotty-nose brat who got crossways with U.S. Olympic Boxing is at it again, this time acting the fool enough ... More >>

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Over The Weekend: Erykah Badu, The Cannabinoids and Shiny Toy Guns' Soundclash at Victory Plaza

The Cannabinoids feat. Erykah Badu and Shiny Toy GunsVictory PlazaOctober 16, 2009Better Than: a Texas-OU tennis match. Check out photos from the show here in our slideshow. Continuing the time-honored tradition of competition between Texas and Oklahoma, fans at Victory Plaza were treated once aga ... More >>

The Cowboys' Wade Phillips is Deteriorating into a Bad Coach and an Even Worse Leader.

Cowboys Stadium: Reviewing Our Suite Dreams

Somehow seven years ago I didn't forsee 5-star bars equipped with back-lit chandeliers and littered with HDTVs.​Back in 2002 when I was at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram we first started getting wind that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was toying with the idea of building a new stadium. "Ga ... More >>

Girl Drink Drunk: Dave & Buster's

We didn't play Ghost Squad but we watched this girl take care of business.This edition of Girl Drink Drunk will be presented in the form of a letter. If you read it fully, you will receive 42 tickets, which somehow are worth 84 tickets and may or may not be redeemable at the prize counter.***Dear Da ... More >>

10 Questions: Toby Bittenbender

Patrick MichelsThere are A-list bartenders working the hot clubs. But you know something? They all had to start somewhere.Bittenbender is new to bartending. The Dallas native spent years playing guitar in a band, touring from venue to venue...until fatherhood caused him to rethink priorities. So he ... More >>

Tweetin' What We're Eatin'

These kids today... What with the Facebook and the Twitter, fail-free schooling and Red Bull with their vodka. Camille, hand us our Huxtable sweater, it's so cold and scary.But since we have this thing about keeping up with the latest and greatest (and sometimes the oldest and worst) in foodstuffs-- ... More >>

10 Questions: Erika Henderson

Patrick Michels West Village is cool, sure. But after seven years as a cocktail waitress, Henderson has seen a lot of "cool" in a lot of places. The Social House waitress and bartender has been through just about everything--at Frankie's in Uptown, West End Pub, House of Blues...all aroun ... More >>

Just How Blue-Collar is the Blue Collar Bar?

Buzz Reviews the News of 2008: Yes. It Was All Bad.

Sex clubs in the 'burbs, teacher layoffs in the district, black holes in the commissioners court—Buzz makes perfect sense of 2008

Radio Daze: Ben-n-Skin v. Hammer

Jason Kidd On Pace for an Honorary Gold Medal

The Halftime Report

With six months X'd off of the calendar year, we look back at the best music of the year—and wonder which albums we'll remember come December

Advice for the New Observer Music Editor

A lot of music editors enter the Thunderdome. None gets out alive.

Slick Porch

New Tristan Simon venture has good food, little personality

Lucky 13

Almost everything is engaging at Trece

Really Fast Food

Where do race-car drivers eat?

Monster Smash

Van Helsing explodes monster movie legends with hip upgrades

Fish Play

McCormick & Schmick's has great shucks, no jive

Dressed to the nines

But Mondo's isn't quite a 10